Sean Baker’s Anora, a comic but devastating Brooklyn odyssey about a sex worker who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or.
It was not the only surprise of the closing ceremony. Before George Lucas was given an honorary Palme d’Or, his old friend and sometimes collaborator Francis Ford Coppola appeared to present it to him, reuniting two of the most pivotal figures of the last half-century of American moviemaking. “I really believe that movies can change the world, so I hope this movie will be a little stone to build new foundations,” said Fargeat.Some thought Moore might take best actress but that award instead went to an ensemble of actors: Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz for Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez, a Spanish-language musical about a Mexican drug lord who transitions to a woman. Gascon, who accepted the award, is the first trans actor to win a major prize at Cannes.
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Sex worker drama Anora wins the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film FestivalSean Baker accepted the prize with his film’s star, Mikey Madison, watching in the audience at the Cannes closing ceremony on Saturday.
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Cannes Film Festival draws to close as stars arrive for Palme d’Or presentationAny of the 22 films that premiered in competition at Cannes are eligible for the Palme d’Or and other prizes, such as the Grand Prix.
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